History Characters / ERBSeason7

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: As revealed in the Behind the Scenes video for the battle, [=EpicLloyd=]'s voice for King Kong was modelled after Music/DMX in terms of cadence.

-> ''"I'll sacrifice you to [[Myth/NorseMythology Odin]] while drinking horns of mead!"''

->''"A proficient, professional killing machine!"''

** His own classist views on society are ignored, dividing people into groups such as Bourgeois, Proletariat & [[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lumpenproletariat Lumpenproletariat]] to name a few.
** ERB has him claim that he reason for taking money from others was to fund "the revolution", but in reality he was getting into legal trouble over massive unpaid debts as early as his college days, far before he took up any socialist cause, and even after he did, most of the money he received was spent on frivolous luxuries, such as a personal housemaid, fine wine, cigars, cheeses and exclusive bookclubs. And despite all his talk about "sharing is the Communist vision" [[{{Hypocrite}}he only ever took from others]], with his own mother disparagingly refering to him as "my big baby" well into [[{{Manchild}} his adult years]].
** He disparages what dictators did with his ideas and said that he only ever wanted to help people. But through out his life, he was well noted to act much like a fascist dictator himself whenever he got a position of power ''(usually as an editor or manager)'', and would gladly abuse those he didn't like and sell others out for persona gain. He also expressed an admiration for destruction and desolation early on in life through many of his poems, and even [[https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1837-pre/verse/verse4.htm openly disparaged God and sided with Satan in some of them]], with a former associate referring to Marx and his colleges as "godless self-appointed gods", and spent much of his later life been emotionally manipulative and abusive to those around him, including his own family, and basically everyone who knew him on a personal level came to [[HatedByAll thoroughly despise him]].
*** In short, for as horrible as his opponent (Henry Ford) was, Karl himself was worse, '''much worse'''.

* NeverMyFault: He insists that the disasters attributed to Communism had nothing to do with any flaws in the ideas themselves, instead blaming them on the greed of politicians. [[DownplayedTrope In a sense, this isn't an unreasonable contention]]; Marx was a devoted believer in Greek-style proletarian democracy, very far removed from the rigid authoritarians who claimed him as an inspiration. On the flip side, it can't be ignored that many of his mass-centralization policies do inherently invite corruption and abuse.

* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Discussed and subverted; Marx notes that, after decades of being hailed as a hero of the industrial world, Ford is seeing his reputation plummeting as his personal failings and the impacts of what he's set in motion become more widely known. However this instead leads into:
** HistoricalVillainUpgrade: While his Nazi sympathies and horrible treatment of his workers is right called out, all his positive contributions to society ''(such as the two day weekend and such)'' are completely ignored. He's also blamed for things he either had no control over ''(car crashes)'' or had no idea would happen ''(climate change)'', and while his horrible treatment of his only son is brought up, the fact that [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he later came to deeply regret]] it is ignored.
-->'''Karl Marx:''' So congrats, your legacy's in ashes!\\
Remembered as the fascist sympathizing cause of climate change and car crashes!

* NeverMyFault: He insists that the disasters attributed to Communism had nothing to do with any flaws in the ideas themselves, instead blaming them on the greed of politicians. [[DownplayedTrope In a sense, this isn't an unreasonable contention]]; Marx was a devoted believer in Greek-style proletarian democracy, very far removed from the rigid authoritarians who claimed him as an inspiration.

* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Discussed and subverted; Marx notes that, after decades of being hailed as a hero of the industrial world, Ford is seeing his reputation plummeting as his personal failings and the impacts of what he's set in motion become more widely known.

* AdaptationalVillainy: While Godzilla was a villain in his original film, later appearances tend to make him a more neutral figure and he has defended the world against more evil and destructive monsters on many occasions. In this rap battle, he is fully in CardCarryingVillain mode, boasting about the destruction left in his wake and mocking Kong for his relationship with humans. Of course, even at his most heroic, [[DestructiveSavior he is a guardian of Earth, not humanity specifically]].

* CardCarryingVillain: He boasts about being a menace, rapping about crushing girls underfoot and eating up Tokyo.

* EvilSoundsDeep: NicePeter gives him a deep modulated voice, and boasts about how his voice "cuts deep like he's rubbing on a double bass."

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Suggested to be on both ends of this trope in comparison to other sea monsters. He boasts that Film/TheBeastFromTwentyThousandFathoms wouldn't be able to fathom his power, while Kong tells him that he wouldn't measure up to [[Myth/NauticalFolklore the Kraken]].

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: In-universe, McClane thinks his series is too dark to be entertaining.
-->'''McClane''': Lighten up, Wick, with your brooding saga

How about a little HakunaMatata, Baba Yaga?

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: In-universe. Indy makes frequent jokes about she's better known for being MsFanservice than for her actual games.

* BrooklynRage: He identifies with New York as opposed to Godzilla's Tokyo, and warns Godzilla not to cross into his turf (while referencing a [[https://youtu.be/2-oCNXMsMvg?si=g1baEqaNu7ZIPaef famous meme video]]).